Nexus Studios director Laurie Rowan powers up the kitschy fun of an 80s training montage in this keynote film for Google’s I/O 2026 event, a cheeky and tactile merger of 3D animation, puppetry, and AI. [Watch]
Category AI, Animation, Brand film, CG, Character Animation, Featured, Puppets · Tags Factory Studios, Google, Laurie Rowan, Nexus, Nexus Studios
If you need something unexpected and unexplainable to break you out of a creative rut, a quick shot of this short film/music video – a delirious riot by Japanese animator Yoko Yuki – maybe the jump start you’re looking for. [Watch]
Prettybird director (and Oscar-nominee/Emmy-winner) Kirsten Lepore works with the animation crew at Mathematic and ex-droga5 ECD Kevin Weir to channel the many eccentricities of personal wellness for self-care app Finch. [Watch]
A carefully curated selection of intense inspiration, Stash 177 is the latest addition to the ever-expanding archives of the Stash Permanent Collection, the only streaming platform dedicated to motion design and animation. [Watch]
Category 3D Style, Advertising, Animation, Brand film, Broadcast Design, BTS, BTS, CG, Character Animation, Explainer, Featured, Games, Illustration, Motion Design, Music Video, Short Films, Stop Motion, Titles, VFX · Tags 2veinte, AIM Studios, AJ Jefferies, Andrea Love, Andy Camou, Antibody, Art&Graft, Artashes Stamboltsyan, Axel Digoix, Beeldmotion, BluBlu, BOL, Chez Eddy, Device, Digital Kitchen, Dirty Work, EDGLRD, Emmanuelle Walker, Freek Freriks, Global Mechanic, Harmony Korine, Hornet, Hyperculture, Ilija Brunck, Imaginary Forces, Ivan Miguel, Jieru Tang, Kreatives, Leo Brunel, Martynas Genkovas, MULTRA, Oscar Hudson, Psyop, Ronnie Koff, Sam Goldwater, Sebastian Marek, Selected Works, Tom Weber, Tomakti Studio, Vincenzo Lodigiani, Vitor Cervi, WIZZ, Woodblock, Yukai Du
In a massive spectacle of gaming, art, and live music (Snoop Dogg and Ice Spice), the team at Golden Wolf light up 34 screens around Times Square in a takeover for Epic Games and their Fortnite franchise. [Watch]
Director/animator Alex Semenov, whose Simpson’s Couch Gag is simply the darkest ever, just dropped us his latest black comedy – a sci-fi take-down of scrolling culture starring the voice of Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley). [Watch]